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Anne Sweeney receives MIPCOM award
29 July 2011
Paris – Reed MIDEM has named Anne Sweeney, Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) President and Disney Media Networks Co-chair, MIPCOM 2011 Personality of the Year, making her the first woman ever to receive the accolade. Responsible for The Walt Disney Company’s entertainment and news television properties globally, Sweeny spearheaded the industry’s move into the digital era, delivering first-ever deals of their kind in their respective markets,…
Cooking up a storm with the iPad
28 July 2011
Singapore – Starhub presented FooD.I.Y, a new application that, as its name suggests, allows users to access a library of recipes from world renowned chefs like Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Luke Nguyen and Rachael Ray who feature on StarHub TV’s food/lifestyle channels. TV ASIA Plus got to trial the application at its launch yesterday, which also featured LIVE cooking segments and tastings. Recipes come in both text and demo video formats, enh…
Japan discovers 3D VOD
28 July 2011
Singapore - Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) today announced it will start distributing 3D programmes in Japan for the first time. 3D content will be made available through J:COM On Demand, a VOD service operated by Jupiter Telecom, and LISMO Video Store, operated by KDDI. “This 3D content offering provides viewers with a ‘closest to real’ viewing experience from the comfort of their own homes. It is a small initial step, but I am ex…
Paul Buccieri oversees ITV Studios International
28 July 2011
Paul Buccieri has been appointed Managing Director of ITV Studios International, in an announcement by Adam Crozier at the ITV plc interim results presentation. In his new role, Paul will develop and oversee the business’ international strategy with responsibility for leading growth through international production and exploitation of ITV Studios’ brands. Reporting to Kevin Lygo, Managing Director ITV Studios, Buccieri will continue to h…
Shaolin meets Africa
27 July 2011
Hong Kong – Shaw Brother’s classic Kung Fu movies are landing in Africa, following a landmark deal between Celestial Pictures and Sony Max, Sony Pictures Television’s 24-hour action and reality channel in Africa. The deal gives exclusive cable and satellite broadcast rights to Sony Max for a package of titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers Film Library. Sony Max, which launched in February 2011 on digital pay TV platform Multichoice, curre…
Food Network on top of Asia
27 July 2011
Singapore – Food Network Asia had lots to celebrate at its first birthday last night in Singapore. The event, which TV ASIA Plus attended, was held at Ku De Ta, perched high above the city and the site of the channel’s first local production A Culinary Coup, which debuted in April. Hud Woodle, Acting General Manager Food Network Asia, told TV ASIA Plus, that the channel will next dish out its number one US series, The Next Food Network Sta…
CASBAA seeks to develop talent
26 July 2011
Hong Kong – CASBAA and China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) have announced the creation of the CGWIC-CASBAA Internship Programme. With seed funding from CGWIC, CASBAA will offer internship opportunities in support of international university students specializing in communications, legal/regulatory and international relations. Participants will be engaged in hands-on support for CASBAA's mission to “Inform, Represent and Connect”…
Multi-platforms draw multi-million viewers
26 July 2011
Multi-platform offerings of the 2011 Formula One season on ESPN STAR Sport’s various channels (STAR Sports, ESPN HD and online via the ESPN Player), have resulted in the content provider drawing more than 20 per cent of total pay-tv audiences in Malaysia. The inaugural race at the Australian Grand Prix confirmed Malaysia’s reputation as a major motorsport-viewing nation, as the event saw nearly 25 per cent more male cable viewers aged 15 years…
Ben 10 destroys aliens in CGI special
26 July 2011
Hong Kong – Cartoon Network announced today that its alien-morphing boy hero, Ben 10, is set to star in his first CGI animated television movie: Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens. The movie is being directed by Victor Cook (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated,) and executive produced by Silas Hickey, Creative Director for Animation, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens is slated for pr…
tvN goes HD with MEASAT
25 July 2011
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) today announced the addition of tvN HD from FOX International Channels (FIC) to the MEASAT-3/3a video neighbourhood, bringing the total number of HD channels on the platform to 21. tvN (Total Variety Network) is an Asian channel offering more than 6,000 hours of diverse content from drama, variety show, K-pop, E-news, reality and lifestyle. tvN HD will be subtitled in English, Chinese …
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June 2011 Issue
Cover Story:
Risky Business
Marc Checkley, Group Editor, 1 June 2011
Risk is not a word heard often in the TV business but by the goingson of late, it is defi nitely being bandied about more. Not only does it show renewed strength within the industry but also the lengths…
Featured Stories:Driving mobile business
By Arvind Venkateswaran, Geodesic Inc., GM – International Business Operations; SVP – Worldwide Sales/Business Development and Marketing, 1 June 2011
No one denies that the Asia Pacifi c (AP) market offers huge potential for mobile television. In fact, the latest statistics by Pyramid Research count AP mobile video users at 59 million, generating a …
Good news!
1 June 2011
In so many ways, the world was a much simpler place in 1991. The bipolar world order of the USA and Soviet Union crystallised so much of global politics and confl ict that it dominated the global news agenda. So many events were still being viewed through the same Cold War prism that had been in pla…
The global frontier
By Marc Checkley, 1 June 2011
Despite being only mid-2011, DCI and its numerous channels, have been making major advances in the U.S and overseas and leaving no stone unturned. Already it has launched three new domestic channels – kid-friendly Hub, a multiplatform joint-venture with Hasbro; Oprah Winfrey’s latest inspirational v…
Open for business
By Ritesh Gupta, 1 June 2011
The Indian television industry is at a transformation stage on all fronts – content, viewership trends, transmission platforms and overall viewing experience. A shift towards well defi ned and unique content channels is on the rise and digitization will further fuel this change. And with more pl…